The Longest Day (1962)

Ceremony Year: 1963Category: Best Production DesignReleased: 1962

Nominated Talent & Credits

Ted Haworth— Art Direction: Ted Haworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda; Set Decoration: Gabriel Bechir

Léon Barsacq— Art Direction: Ted Haworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda; Set Decoration: Gabriel Bechir

Vincent Korda— Art Direction: Ted Haworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda; Set Decoration: Gabriel Bechir

Gabriel Béchir— Art Direction: Ted Haworth, Leon Barsacq, Vincent Korda; Set Decoration: Gabriel Bechir

Synopsis / Overview

The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"

Historical Academy Record

ART DIRECTION (Black-and-White) — 35th Academy Awards (1963)

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